I have to get this CE test done before the end of December. Ideally it should be done by tomorrow...I haven't done any actual Pharmacy Tech job since I interned back in 09. I feel so out of it, but I'm hoping to get a job in it, come next year, and then become nationally...

It was certainly an educational, new, and somewhat disconcerting experience! I enjoyed the first time I met him because it was just so fresh and different, even though I was also highly uncomfortable because I wasn't sure how to treat him. I opted for being simply friendly...

I've worked in 2 pharmacies since I got my tech license roughly 2.5 years ago; a total of about only 9 months due to the time it took me to find my first tech job, and unemployment from medical issues between the jobs. In short, I'm pretty inexperienced still. In the earlier...

I love my job, most I love my customers. however im at the point that Its so micromanaged I cant do my job right.. its RUSH RUSH RUSH.. I'm the lead Tech.. fine woohoo, Im not going to Boss around my other tech WE know what we have todo each day,we do our job.. well I guess since...

Y ep, presently I am a pharmacy technican. I believe that the pharmacy itself is an awesome learning/experience environment. I personally call it "My Stepping Stone" because to me its only temporary; before I move on to greater things like medicine. I...

I love what I do...Yes at times it is stressful that I actually need a drink lol but its well worth it and I do not regret making this profession my choice of career....I would have to admit the patients at times are rude but they do not understand what really happens in...

I recently just got done with my Pharmacy Tech major here in Missouri. I'm planning to move to Milwaukee, WI to look for a Pharmacy Tech job, but first I want to take the ExPCT exam & become certified, but I am very nervous. Can anyone give me any tips, what's the main info I...

In the process of getting hired with a temp agency but nervous about taking a Pharmacy Technician quiz because I must pass with a high score to be hired and placed. I'm a recent grad and although I am certified and licensed, I have zero hands-on experience. Went to school online...

I'm going to Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. It's a lot that we are going through in class very quickly. I'm keeping up for the most part. In the 2nd quarter, we're expected to log about 12 hours a week at an externship site. The pharmacy tech program at Clark has you do...

job. For every 40 or so retail tech jobs, there's one hospital tech job...I'm guessing but you get the point. Where I live in Louisiana, you're required to have an education and become nationally certified so I've gone through those hoops and did internships in both retail and...

My situation is I am a black male, 34 year old, father of 3 and future husband. I have a 2.99 GPA in my college classes and I am 32 credits away from getting BS in Chemistry, 28 credits away from getting my Masters in Chemistry and 11 credits away from applying to Pharmacy...

Hello there everyone! I am a Student at Rasmussen College & currently taking Introduction to Pharmacy...I don't get out much due to a little 3 year old running around so I figured I would check out some options on here...I am looking for a certified pharmacy technician to...

I just passed the 14 week intensive Pharm Tech program @ Indiana University /NW, with an "A", but that's just the beginning of the work, I am laid off in an industry that is shrinking rapidly (pipe organ building). My family had a medical/ pharmacy history, but my Dad, Aunt...

as a pharmacy technician, but wished I had looked at more online resources before taking the test. My advice? Don't sign up for a school or class that will cost thousands of dollars. Try self-studying first. Mosby's and Learning Express have good study books and...

This is my first time "trying" to renew my national license and I am at my wits' end. I completed 17.5 CE hours on powerpak.com (there are only 19.5 available to take) and 4.5 hours on pharmacy times.com. Power pak.com says that everything I completed was submitted to the CPE...

Hello, I am trrying to become a certified pharmacy technician. I cannot afford school or training. All I have is a book entitled Pharmacy technician certification exminiation Mosby's Review. I know nothing. Is there anything else that I can study independently so I can pass the...

It was certainly an educational, new, and somewhat disconcerting experience! I enjoyed the first time I met him because it was just so fresh and different, even though I was also highly uncomfortable because I wasn't sure how to treat him. I opted for being simply friendly...

Im a new pharmacy technicians just got license, I try to find a job in LA area can;t find it,, its so hard and very frustrating, they need 1-5 experience people . how can we get a job if we just graduated and no experienced?

I would like to start by saying "Thanks" to Pharmacy Technician Advisors. I was needing to prepare for my National Certification to become a CPht. I was not sure what I should be studying in order to prepare. I gave PTA a call and from start to finish they offered complete...

I even love the names themselves and knowing what their strengths are or what class of medication they are:
citalopram, antidepressant, 20mg and 40mg in the top 200.
methocarbamol, muscle relaxant, 500mg and 750mg in the top 200.
lisinopril, cyclobenzaprine, lovastatin...

I work in a pharmacy. In the modern day pharmacy, there of course is a drive-thru for the laziest country in the entire world. The thing is, a pharmacy drive-thru is not a McDonald’s drive-thru. It’s much more complicated. We have insurance...

Hey, I'm a pharmacy student currently working on my undergraduate. I recently scored an internship/job at the local pharmacy working as an assistant and eventually a tech. The head pharmacist agreed to mentor me so I'm not looking into any programs, but I am wondering what sorts...

I have worked in the pharmacy field for about 5 years. From hospital to mail order and Long term care. I really liked it alot at first, it was so much to learn and a new test everyday. Then it started to feel more like just another job, so I started my own...

I have been for the last 13 years..and worked in many types of pharmacies...retail.....internet...long term care..and my personal favorite..hospital...currently I work at a psych hospital...and I find retail the least rewarding...and the lowest paying...considering all the other...

I have been a pharmacy technician for 9 years now. I have been married for 3 years and have a beautiful 18 month old daughter. I am currently working as a hospital Pharmacy Technician but I have worked in a couple different retail settings. Recently I have been finding it...

Here I am, almost 50, going through a divorce and already working 2 jobs. My weekends were so lonely I couldn't bare another night alone.
I walked into my favorite drug store and applied for a position at the cosmetic counter... to give me something to do on my weekends...

well I was going to start sharing my story, but pizza is here... I will be back to type this ASAP.......
.......My story goes like this:
I went into Drug Mart to apply for a cashier job or as a stocker or something. No previous experience in a pharmacy so the thought of...

Hello
Pharmacy Rx is a pharmacy tech website, we are looking for experienced pharm techs and interns. Why? Well Pharmacy Rx has created a new link in the site to recognize pharm techs for their hard work, and hopefully can give some advice for others who are interested in the...

I am a certified pharmacy technician just got a job a week now. My problem the one training me which is the lead technician is running out of patience on me. She even badmouth me the other relief pharmacist and workers in the clinic. So the relief pharmacist is mean and...

I just had a meeting with the local college offering a Pharmacy Tech program and even though the program sounds exciting and very interesting to me, I keep reading that Pharmacy Tech programs are a rip off and that the chance of getting a job is not very good. I live in Michigan...

I am conducting a research paper and need an interviewee who has at least 1-2 year of Pharmacy Technician experience to help me out! I am planning on being a certified Pharm Tech very soon, and have to get this done within a week (it's for my last year of high school, in case you...